Getting A Bit Psyched Up, All Of A Sudden - And Quite Prematurely, Really, As The Preseason Is About As Relevant To Football As The Detroit Lions

It's clear to me why Rome fell: the concept of football was unknown to them.

The bloodsport of the gladiatorial arena is a pale, poor substitute. A couple of clumsy brutes hacking at each other with tin swords or being torn by drugged beasts. BORRRR-RING!!!